GARRY HOWARD
Dickson
Summary
Results-driven project manager with expertise in budget development, team leadership, and problem solving. Proven track record of delivering quality construction projects on time and within budget while ensuring compliance with safety regulations. Dynamic professional with extensive experience in construction project coordination and resource management. Skilled in effective communication and fostering strong relationships with clients and subcontractors, ensuring quality control and timely project completion.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Owner/Operator
VintageCraft Builders
Dickson
06.2024 - Current
- Managed project timelines, ensuring on-time completion of contracting tasks and enhancing client satisfaction.
- Collaborated with clients to understand project requirements and specifications.
- Coordinated with subcontractors to ensure quality control and adherence to standards.
- Assisted in planning and executing site safety protocols during project operations.
- Conducted site inspections to assess progress and compliance with regulations.
- Cultivated strong relationships with stakeholders, facilitating collaboration and project success.
- Streamlined communication strategies among team members, promoting clarity and efficiency in operations.
- Kept clients informed about progress status updates throughout the entire process.
- Resolved any problems encountered during the course of construction work.
- Visited job sites and reviewed renovation plans to ascertain projects.
- Evaluated existing structures for repair or replacement options.
- Maintained records of all costs associated with each project, including labor expenses, material costs, equipment rentals.
- Established work, budgets, and construction timelines to manage and plan projects.
- Identified potential issues or risks that could impact the successful completion of projects.
- Developed innovative solutions to challenging construction problems.
Project Manager
Fellowship Construction
Bon Aqua
04.2015 - 06.2024
- Led project planning and scheduling for multiple construction initiatives.
- Managed project budgets and resource allocation effectively.
- Managed multiple projects with competing deadlines simultaneously.
- Developed and maintained project plans, timelines, and budgets.
- Facilitated project meetings to ensure alignment on goals and progress.
- Coordinated communication between contractors, clients, and team members.
- Resolved conflicts and issues with stakeholders promptly and efficiently.
- Implemented quality control measures throughout construction phases.
- Oversaw compliance with safety regulations on job sites.
- Trained junior staff on project management best practices and tools.
- Developed solutions to project risks and issues, meeting quality and timeline goals and objectives.
- Forecasted, scheduled and monitored project timelines, personnel performance, and cost efficiency.
- Collaborated closely with senior management on long-term strategic planning initiatives related to projects in development or execution stages.
- Conducted periodic inspections of job sites for quality and progress.
- Prepared cost estimates for projects of varying sizes.
- Managed contracts with vendors and suppliers by assigning tasks and communicating expected deliverables.
- Created team objectives and roles with specific goals outlined for each individual.
- Drafted project construction schedule and updated as job progressed.
- Identified project needs by reviewing project objectives and schedules.
- Analyzed project specifications and requirements for accurate cost estimation.
- Collaborated with project managers to develop comprehensive bid proposals.
- Reviewed contractor bids to ensure compliance with project standards.
- Utilized estimation software to streamline cost calculation processes.
- Communicated with suppliers to obtain pricing and availability of materials.
- Maintained organized records of estimates and revisions for future reference.
- Participated in pre-bid meetings with prospective clients.
- Develops quantity takeoffs from blueprints and drawings using computer-aided design systems or manual calculations.
- Checked construction plans against actual field conditions to prepare estimates.
- Led meetings with internal team members, consultants and contractors.
- Provided guidance to team members regarding tasks assigned to them.
- Participated in pre-bid meetings with prospective clients.
- Develops quantity takeoffs from blueprints and drawings using computer-aided design systems or manual calculations.
- Checked construction plans against actual field conditions to prepare estimates.
Education
High School Diploma -
Winchester High School
Winchester, IL05-1992
Skills
- Finance management
- Operations management
- Profit optimization
- Documentation
- Budget development
- Negotiation
- Team collaboration
- Project planning
- Communication skills
- Schedule management
- Building regulations
- Staff training and mentoring
- Scope management
- Budget control
- Cost containment
- Project management
- Quality control
- Team leadership
- Conflict management
- Problem solving
- Time management
- Effective listening
- Innovation development
- Construction management
- Permit processing
- As-built blueprints
- Recruitment
- Scheduling expertise
- Site safety
- Site supervision
- Contract bidding
- Project scheduling
- Permit acquisition
- Construction management
- Task delegation
- Schedule adherence
- Interpreting blueprints
- Reading blueprints
- Residential construction specialist
- Subcontractor management
- Construction estimating
- Project closeout
- Value engineering
- Cost control
- Building codes compliance
- Subcontractor coordination
- Site supervision
- Construction safety
- Estimating
- Project budgeting
- Customer relations
- Materials estimates
- 3D modeling
- Cost estimation
- Risk assessment
- Attention to detail
Timeline
Owner/Operator
VintageCraft Builders
06.2024 - Current
Project Manager
Fellowship Construction
04.2015 - 06.2024
High School Diploma -
Winchester High School